Legalization continues to gain momentum across the country, with Michigan legalizing at the end of 2018, and Illinois electing a pro-legalization governor in Democrat J.B. Pritzker. In Minnesota, two pro-legalization statewide candidates won 5 percent of the vote in the November election, granting them major party status. But Minnesota opponents are lining up against legalization. Tags: Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois

The girl and a 9-year-old friend, who was hospitalized for hypothermia, tunneled through a snow bank while their families were at a church service.
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The Situation: An amendment to the Illinois Wage Payment and Collection Act ("IWPCA") was signed into law by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and took effect on January 1, 2019. Tags: News, United States, Illinois, Bruce Rauner

One man reported killed on icy roads in KansasStorm could bring up to 18in of snow to New EnglandA plane carrying 129 people skidded from a slick Chicago runway and a plow driver was killed when his truck rolled over outside Kansas City on Saturday, following a winter storm that covered many parts of the US midwest in snow and ice. No injuries were reported on the United Airlines flight at O’Hare International Airport as it arrived from Phoenix, Chicago fire officials said. The massive storm whi... Tags: US, Snow, World news, US news, Chicago, Missouri, New Hampshire, Maine, Iowa, Air transport, Kansas, US weather, Michigan, Road transport, Kansas City, Illinois

Following a record year, Illinois startups kick off 2019 on a strong foot Inventiva Illinois's startup market in 2018 was very strong, and it's not slowing down as we settle into 2019. There's already almost $100 million in new VC funding ... Tags: Seo, Illinois, Inventiva Illinois

By DON BABWIN and MICHAEL TARM
CHICAGO) — The white Chicago police officer who gunned down a black teenager in 2014 was sentenced Friday to nearly seven years in prison, bringing an end to a historic case that was centered on a shocking dashcam video and fueled national debates about race and policing and law enforcement’s “code of silence.”
Jason Van Dyke was convicted last year of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery — one for each bullet he fired at Laquan McDonald.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker authorized state regulation of firearms dealers Thursday in a reversal of his predecessor’s policy and prompting a gun owners group to threaten legal action against Illinois. Pritzker, sworn in on Monday, chose an elementary school in Chicago to sign legislation meant to cut down on illegal purchases of […] Tags: News, Chicago, Nation, Illinois, Springfield, Pritzker, Illinois Pritzker